MHM Pre-Cambrian Shield Rock - Clandeboye MB
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PeterNoG
N 50° 14.614 W 096° 58.269
14U E 644660 N 5567681
This Manitoba Historical Marker at the St Andrews Municipal Offices on Railway Avenue at Robinson Street in Clandeboye, Manitoba.
Waymark Code: WMF25B
Location: Manitoba, Canada
Date Posted: 08/10/2012
Views: 6
"on road west of Sec. 21-15-4E" would be Highway 9 between Norwood Road and Hall Road, 2 to 3 miles north of Clandeboye.
Marker Name: Pre-Cambrian Shield Rock
Languages: English
Location:
St Andrews Municipal Offices
Railway Avenue at Robinson Street
Clandeboye, Manitoba.
Marker Text:
Pre-Cambrian Shield Rock
Preserved for the residents
of
the Rural Municipality of St. Andrews
dedicated by Members of Council
September 1, 1977
Reeve - P. Ducheck
Deputy Reeve - J.C. Gagnon
Councillors - J. Preachuk, M. Jenkins, R.C. Aime, E. Pawluk, H. Wehrle
Sec. Treas. - J.R. Oakes
Works Foreman - D. Couture
Age - 1.8 billion years
Source - Flin Flon area
Weight - 30-35 Tons
History - Deposited by Glacier 10-15,000 years ago on road west of Sec. 21-15-4E
Agency: Not listed
Website: Not listed
Link to HistoricPlaces.ca or mhs.mb.ca: Not listed
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